A mild-mannered NY lawyer
A mild-mannered NY lawyer, Gershon (Christopher Walken) is on a case for a murder, a murder he isn't sure he can prove. He's a friend of a friend of the accused, who's been in love with Gershon's daughter-in-law. But when Gershon's wife is found dead, the suspect seems to have killed his own wife too. He's estranged from her, and he's
A mild-mannered NY lawyer who is constantly finding himself in trouble with the law, he mentions that he and his wife are the only ones able to escape the law. The only way to escape is to stay with his wife (a very low-brow character, but lots of one-liners), and he expresses that he's prepared to do anything to get back to New York City. That's pretty much the only way to get him over the hump